Some antidepressants may be more effective than others in the long term
A review published in The Lancet Psychiatry shows that some antidepressants, such as escitalopram and duloxetine, may be more effective than fluoxetine at helping people with depression to improve and to remain on treatment in the long term — typically for around six months. The study, which pooled the results of 115 randomised controlled trials on 21 antidepressants involving more than 30,000 people, is the first to compare the long-term efficacy — over more than 12 weeks — of different antidepressants.
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